Education

Yestermorrow Design/Build School

Yestermorrow Design/Build School teaches over 100 hands-on workshops a year in design, construction, woodworking, and architectural craft and offers a variety of courses concentrating in sustainable design. Our intensive, hands-on courses are taught by top architects, builders, and craftspeople from across the country. For people of all ages and experience levels, from novice to professional.

DSIRE is the most comprehensive source of information on incentives and policies that support renewables and energy efficiency in the United States. Established in 1995, DSIRE is operated by the N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center at N.C. State University and is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy.

Organizations

PACE – People’s Action for Clean Energy

PACE is a public health and environmental organization formed in 1973 by a group of concerned Connecticut citizens to: promote the development of alternative, renewable sources of energy, encourage the efficient use of energy, develop a spirit of conservation among Connecticut residents and challenge Connecticut’s commitment to nuclear power and nuclear weapons.

We, the undersigned mayors, governors, college and university leaders, businesses, and investors are joining forces for the first time to declare that we will continue to support climate action to meet the Paris Agreement.

The Passive House Institute (PHI) is an independent research institute that has played an especially crucial role in the development of the Passive House concept – the only internationally recognized, performance-based energy standard in construction. Learn more about the Institute and its work.

Home Energy Rating System Index by Residential Energy Services Network

The Home Energy Rating System (HERS) Index is the industry standard by which a home’s energy efficiency is measured. It’s also the nationally recognized system for inspecting and calculating a home’s energy performance.

The Green Globes system delivers an online assessment protocol, rating system and guidance for green building design, operation and management. It is interactive, flexible and affordable, and provides market recognition of a building’s environmental attributes through third-party verification.

Net Zero Energy Building Certification uses the framework of the Living Building Challenge to guide project teams toward projects that divest from fossil fuels. Net Zero Energy projects are among some of the greenest buildings in the world.

The mission of our committee is to encourage the adoption in Connecticut of green building practices for both new construction and existing homes. We are a volunteer committee of sustainable building professionals pursuing our mission via a variety of outreach and educational initiatives.

CTGBC transforms the way buildings and communities are designed, built, and operated enabling an environmentally and socially responsible, healthy, and prosperous Connecticut and improved quality of life for all.

The Living Building Challenge is the world’s most rigorous proven performance standard for buildings. People from around the world use our regenerative design framework to create spaces that, like a flower, give more than they take.

NYPH is an independent non-for-profit organization that promotes the Passive House building energy standard in NYS and the NYC metropolitan area – through public outreach, education, support of industry professionals and advocacy.

passivhausMAINE works together to support the passive house community in Maine, North America and internationally, creating events to educate and include all who are interested in reducing the carbon footprint of our built environment.

We are a group of about seventy building professionals, architects, builders, consultants, designers and members of the general public who represent about fifty businesses in and around Vermont which are working towards sustainable buildings through employing Passive House methodologies.

Using public outreach and education, Passive House Massachusetts seeks to educate the general public about and advance the use of highly energy efficient building construction through the implementation of appropriate standards including, but not limited to, the Passive House standard.

The North American Passive House Network (NAPHN) fosters a vibrant and open Passive House community. We are incorporated as a legal Cooperative in order to formally share resources, information and financial benefits and responsibilities. Our common mission is to support and promote regional groups that promote the international Passive House Standard to the public at large. The intent of the organization is to maintain a small footprint and minimize any potential financial demands on member groups.

Founded in 1974, the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA, pronounced “NESS-ee”) is today the region’s leading membership organization promoting sustainable energy practices in the built environment. We, as professionals in the fields of renewable energy and building, embrace whole systems thinking as the path to sustainability.

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) provides building owners and operators with a framework for identifying and implementing practical and measurable green building design, construction, operations and maintenance solutions.

Tools

Dew Point Calculator

Use the sliders to explore combinations of temperature (T), relative humidity (RH), and dew point (DP) to compare the preservation quality of your environment. Knowing the dew point can help achieve long-term preservation of collection materials for libraries, museums, and archives.

DSIRE is the most comprehensive source of information on incentives and policies that support renewables and energy efficiency in the United States. Established in 1995, DSIRE is operated by the N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center at N.C. State University and is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy.